My friend Adam has a way of digging up stories that make me want to give up on America. I mean, okay, it’s possible that this kind of story isn’t crazy, right? Look, a title like Student Arrested For Terroristic Threatening Says Incident A Misunderstanding, I could take that seriously enough. Or, I used to […]
Last night, when I met Lime for dinner, she presented me with a book. Now, it’s a book in Korean, and you may not be able to guess why I was so proud of her when she gave it to me. The reason is, the book extensively quotes her writings. See, when she was living […]
That’s the subject of this article from a 1941 issue of Life magazine, to which a link was provided by the marvelous Oranckay. It seems ridiculous and over the top to see images like these: … but then again, I occasionally still hear (Korean) people claiming they can, on sight, differentiate between Koreans, Japanese, and […]
Two links via Raed in the Middle: An Iranian telling Bush what he thinks of th blue-tipped finger images from Iraq, and a look at what I think Iraqis will probably remember about the American occupation. (Warning, the images are very graphic, and some of you may regret clicking through. But it’s also reality, and […]
via Holbrook at Tedious and Brief?, here’s a link to an article on the nonsensical arguments creationists use against evolution. As Holbrook quips, Gravity is a theory, dumbass. It’s worth reading if for nothing else than arming yourself against the irrationalists.